June 21, 1869: The first telegram is sent in Western Australia
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June 21, 1869: The first telegram is sent in Western Australia
PERTH, WA. — Australia’s first telegraph line, which ran from Melbourne to Williamstown, opened in 1854. Each of the other states followed suit within seven years, but Western Australia’s relative isolation delayed the development of the technology.







